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All Black ride scrum dominance to a 42–19 win over Ireland in the first Steinlager Series Test at Eden Park on Saturday. Exposing the Irish front row Achilles' heel since arriving in New Zealand, the All Blacks made good their desire to right the record after their defeat by Ireland in

Fresh from victory in the Pacific Four Series, Black Ferns coaches and players now turn their attention to a trial match, to be played in Pukekohe next week. The match will feature the majority of the squad that took part in the Pacific Four Series, with an additional 18 of the

Māori All Blacks team named to play Ireland in Hamilton 10 debutants named, Bailyn and Zarn Sullivan named together for first time Māori All Blacks first test against Ireland since 2010 New partner, Chemist Warehouse presents the Māori All Blacks v Ireland The Māori All Blacks team has been named to

Cullen Grace (Ngāti Whakaue / Ngāti Raukawa), Sam Nock (Ngāpuhi) and Max Hicks (Ngāti Ranginui / Ngāi te Rangi) will join the Māori All Blacks squad this week ahead of the team’s first match against Ireland on Wednesday 29 June at FMG Stadium Waikato. Nock debuted for the Māori All Blacks

Natalie Delamare and Lucy Anderson are both in line for their Black Ferns debut tomorrow, named in the match-day 23 for the team’s final Test of the Pacific Four Series against USA in Whangārei (kick off 4pm). The team is; Phillipa Love (16) Natalie Delamare – debut Leilani Perese (11) Joanah

Māori All Blacks Coach Clayton McMillan has named a strong squad ahead of his team’s two-match series against Ireland. It will be the first time the Māori All Blacks have played Ireland since 2010 with the two highly anticipated mid-week matches to be played at FMG Stadium Waikato in Hamilton (Wednesday,

Six new caps in All Blacks squad for 2022 Steinlager Series against Ireland The 36-strong squad is as follows: * denotes new cap Forwards Hookers Dane Coles (Hurricanes, Wellington) Codie Taylor (Crusaders, Canterbury) Samisoni Taukei’aho (Chiefs, Waikato) Props Aidan Ross* (Chiefs, Bay of Plenty) George Bower (Crusaders, Otago) Nepo Laulala (Blues, Counties Manukau) Ofa Tuungafasi (Blues, Northland) Karl Tu’inukuafe (Blues, North Harbour) Angus Ta’avao

Powerful prop Tanya Kalounivale has made an imposing debut in the Black Ferns jersey, representing a nation that's given her family a second chance and inspired by sevens superstar Kelly Brazier. CREDIT: LockerRoom's Suzanne McFadden After two years waiting in the wings, Tanya Kalounivale finally got to wear the Black Ferns